Zucchini is the blessing and bane of a garden. In high season, my friend “gifts” boxes of her prodigious crop on her neighbors’ front steps and in the back seat of unlocked cars. What to do with all ...

And so versatile, from appetizer and side dish to main dish and dessert, summer squash can do it all. Anything zucchini can do, yellow squash can do (some might argue better).

Cut the zucchini into thin slices and then into very fine slivers. If you have time, sprinkle them with about half a teaspoon of salt and leave them for about 30 minutes or so to draw out some of ...

Rosie Kellett, author of "In for Dinner," agrees, saying she has never peeled a zucchini before. Zucchini skin contains a ...

You might be tempted to scoop out the zucchini's core and do away with the seeds. But is this a necessary step, and are they edible?